2015-12-06

Humvee and upgraded recoilless gun

Between feeding and baking the famous swedish pastry, Lussekatt.
I managed to squeeze in some time for modelmaking.
I have now made the guntower for my Humvee and to be
able to glue the sides I have made a groundplate and then it
was "easy-peasy". :) To give the tower a bit of character I
made some rivets and I am also wondering if I will make
some camo-net for this tower. I think the guntower is high
and to make it blend in more I think the netting will do the
job!? In the rear of the vehicle I have also made a antenna
and to mount this I made a holder out of a ear-tops and
blocked the end to fixate it.I am also planning to finalize the model with paint and
the tower will get some woodland and the whole vehicle
will also get a "wash" of rust and shading.
The figure will be painted in woodland (US-cold war era).
I have added a hook for towing and I have also upgraded the
recoilless gun with a front-plate to be able to give support at
the frontline. This frontplate will get a bit of camonet too. :)

Thankyou very much Joe. I agree that the guntower is very high but I have tried make it look bulky and welded at the front.The gun has now similarities to WW2-antitank guns like the Bofors 37 mm but the original Recoilless rifle both the 75mm and the 106mm had no shields at all. I guess they used it from hidden gunplacement or behind natural covers, a bit risky for the crew though.